overtop
/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɒp/verb, adverb, noun
overtop is spelled O-V-E-R-T-O-P: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, overtop means “To be higher than; to rise over the top of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in overtop?
| Letters | 7: O-V-E-R-T-O-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is overtop?
Overtop appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce overtop?
- /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɒp/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-overtop.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-overtop.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of overtop
- overtops present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- overtopping participle, present
- overtopped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does overtop mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To be higher than; to rise over the top of.
- 2
To place too many toppings on.
to overtop a pizza
adverb
- 1
CanadaUSOver the top.
noun
- 1
A garment designed to be worn over the top portion of other clothes, such as an overshirt, vest, or overtunic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does overtop come from?
From over- + top.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).